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RockShox announce new Yari and Lyrik forks + Pike & BoXXer updates

Everything you love in Pike in a stiffer, more capable, longer travel option. We built the new Lyrik for the riders who know there will always be more to explore, more to challenge and more to conquer. If it’s out there, they’re going to ride it, and the new Lyrik will always be up to […]

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The New GoPro HERO4 Session

GoPro, Inc., enabler of some of today’s most engaging content, is proud to announce HERO4 Session, the smallest, lightest, most convenient GoPro yet. 50% smaller and 40% lighter than GoPro’s best-selling HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, HERO4 Session packs GoPro’s Emmy® Award-winning image quality and performance into an exciting new low-profile form factor. HERO4 Session […]

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Specialized expand e-bike range with Turbo Levo trail bike

Pedal assist high-performance trail bikes open up mountain biking to new riders and reinvigorate existing riders by making the tallest mountains feel more like mole hills. Specialized Bicycle Components expands highly acclaimed Turbo pedal-assist family to include trail bikes. Introducing the Specialized Turbo Levo line, designed from the ground up to integrate pedal-assist technology into […]

Events

Tour of Austria #3: Gerald Ciolek holds on to yellow jersey

The 2nd stage of the Tour of Austria saw another bunch sprint with David Tanner (IAM Cycling) securing the stage win. Clement Venturini (Cofidis) was 2nd and Peter Kusztor (Amplatz – BMC) was in 3rd place. The day saw Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung out to defend the yellow leader’s jersey of Gerald Ciolek as two […]

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Serge Pauwels in the break, all MTN-Qhubeka riders OK after crash

The 3rd stage of the Tour de France saw Joquim Rodriguez (Katusha) take the victory atop the Mur de Huy, just ahead of Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale). Froome would also move into the yellow jersey. The day would start of positively for our African team as Serge Pauwels got […]

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The Syndicate – Episode 4 – Lenzerheide, Switzerland

The World Cup’s first trip to Lenzerheide, Switzerland was a smashing success. Making it look easy on the Steve Peat-designed track, Greg Minnaar stepped to the top of the box once again, taking his record-setting 18th World Cup win! Greg’s won two of the four World Cups so far this season, and sits in third […]

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Stage three crash ends Cancellara’s Tour de France

Fabian Cancellara was whisked off to the hospital for a CT scan shortly after he crossed the finish line of the crash-marred stage three at the Tour de France, and hours later the news confirmed the worst: two transverse process fractures in two vertebrae bones of the lower back. It is the identical injury he […]

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Fantasy Tour: Stage 4 – Fabric Scoop Saddle

Stage 4 takes the riders on a 223.5 km trip from Seraing to Camrai. With the route featuring seven cobblestone sections, will Vincenzo Nibali show the agility he displayed at last year’s Tour? The Stage 4 prize, Fabric Scoop saddle, will go to the competition winner. What awaits your team on Stage 4: Stage 4 […]

Events

Team Abantu claims victory in the Knysna Cycle Tour road race

Team Abantu claimed victory in the 109 km Momentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle Tour presented by Rotary road race, the second major event of this year’s Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival. The race was over in just 2:43:57 for winner Nolan Hoffman with teammate Reynard Butler a hair’s breadth behind him in second. Third […]

Events

Knysna Oyster Festival kicks off with a great MTB cycle tour event

Nearly 4,000 riders competed in the first major sporting event of the 2015 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival this morning – the MTB events of the Momentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle Tour, presented by Rotary. Marketing Director for the race, Andrew Finn said that conditions for the race were perfect. “The weather in Knysna […]

Tech

Specialized Introduce New 2FO ClipLite Shoes

Easy out of the pedals, protection, and comfort — the addition of an all mountain/gravity shoe to our line opened our eyes to what riders really wanted. We leveraged that insight to build a new shoe that’s focused on the trail rider, specifically in these three areas: Connection, Comfort, & Light Weight. Connection The outsole […]

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Specialized reveal new Camber

Trail riding encompasses all of the sweet spots of mountain biking— getting outdoors, climbing with friends, and descending amazing trails that put an ear-to-ear smile on your face. We’ve lived the trail riding life since we released our first trail bike in 1981, and the feeling has never been lost. We’re excited to announce the […]